Adjunct faculty: the tip of the spear

In previous posts, I've highlighted a book I read recently called THE GLOBAL AUCTION in which the authors argue that knowledge  workers are the new assembly line workers, and that being well-educated and being in the knowledge business do not insure a fulfilling career or a good return on investment.  This fact is underlined by the plight of the growing numbers of adjunct faculty in American higher education, as the following story confirms:

http://chronicle.com/article/Accidental-Activist-Collects/130854/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

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http://adjunctproject.com/flash-tales-100-word-snippets-of-adjunct-life/